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Cnemidopyge nuda granulata

Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Taxonomy
Cnemidopyge granulata was named by Whittard (1955). Its type specimen is GSM 92950, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cnemidopyge nuda granulata by Hughes (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Cnemidopyge granulata Whittard
1969Cnemidopyge nuda granulata Hughes p. 63

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyRaphiophoridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyRaphiophorinaeAngelin 1854
genusCnemidopygeWhittard 1955
speciesnuda(Murchison 1839)
subspeciesgranulata(Whittard 1955)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cnemidopyge nuda granulata Whittard 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-09 09:27:58
Modified: 2009-06-09 11:27:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Harrington et al. 1959, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Llandeilo or 461.10000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom Cnemidopyge nuda (234035)